Ryan applauds federal wild dog efforts

Victoria's Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan, has praised the Federal Government for its commitment to wild dog management.

The Federal Government revealed its national wild dog action plan on Friday.

It is meant to provide a coordinated approach to deal with the dogs and help manage the problem across state borders.

Mr Ryan says wild dogs have a devastating impact on farmers and the State Government strongly supports efforts to control them.

"I think it is something long overdue, we've called for it for a long time and all credit to the Federal Government ... it's not even 12 months into their period of governance and they've been able to address this," he said.

"It's an important initiative.

"I don't think people fully understand what an appalling event it is for the owners of these properties to come out and find 60, 80, 100 sheep that have been killed by these damn dogs just for the sheer fun of it more often than not - not because they're hungry but just for the sport of it."